Healthy Easter Nest Cookies
Posted Mar 21, 2018, Updated Mar 18, 2024
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These no bake chocolate peanut butter Easter nest cookies are made with 8 healthy ingredients ready in 15 minutes! They’re a delicious, healthy treat to celebrate Easter!
I turned one of my favorite treats into a vehicle for one of my favorite candies! (also try these Mini egg cookies and mini egg brownies)! I created this Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Nest Cookies recipe as a fun treat I could make with my kids for Easter.
They’re made with only eight nutritious ingredients and are ready in 15 minutes. We make them every year and my kids love helping!
How to make No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Nest Cookies
- Lay out all your ingredients/tools! Make sure you line a large baking sheet with waxed paper and have your TBS measure all ready to go before you start no-baking! Once the cookies are finished cooking on the stovetop you will need to move quickly to shape them into nests!
- Chill. Chill the cookies before adding the chocolate eggs (or jelly beans, or candy of your choice) so that they do not melt!
- Store/freeze. Store the cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- Serve. Coconut oil has a low melting point, so if the cookies get too warm they will become soft, as such I recommend serving them slightly chilled.
Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Nest Cookies: Substitutions
There are only 8 ingredients in this recipe, and there aren’t many ingredients I’d recommend changing! But here are two possible substitutions.
- Peanut Butter. Any nut or seed butter works great in this recipe!
- Coconut oil. Butter or ghee can be used as a substitute for coconut oil! Just be sure to choose a fat source that complies with your dietary needs!
- Honey. For a vegan version, use maple syrup!
- Coconut. If coconut isn’t your thing (sad), you can simply increase the amount of oats by 1/4 cup and leave it out entirely!
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can easily double this recipe – click on the 2X button in the recipe card.
Substitute a different nut or seed butter like sunflower butter or cashew butter.
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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Nests
Ingredients
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ to ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 TBS cocoa powder
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Set aside.
- Combine peanut butter, honey salt and coconut oil in a saucepan and heat until combined.
- Add vanilla and cocoa powder. Stir until well combined.
- Add quick-cooking oats and mix well.
- Add coconut and stir until completely combined.
- Drop 1 TBS portions of mixture onto your prepared baking sheet. Press into the shape of nests. Continue until you’ve used all your cookie mixture.
- Let cool in the refrigerator or freezer until hardened. Top with your favorite candy eggs.
- Serve cool or at room temperature. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator!
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Peanut Butter. Any nut or seed butter works great in this recipe!
- Coconut oil. Butter or ghee can be used as a substitute for coconut oil!
- Honey. For a vegan version, use maple syrup!
- Coconut. If coconut isn’t your thing you can simply increase the amount of oats by 1/4 cup and leave it out entirely!
Store/freeze
Store the cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 2 months.Serve
Coconut oil has a low melting point, so if the cookies get too warm they will become soft, as such I recommend serving them slightly chilled.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These look delicious and I love that they are a healthier alternative this Easter! With all of the sickly treats this is exactly what I need! Thanks for linking to #YumTum this week!
These look so good!! I love how simple they are to make.
My boyfriend bought me some mini eggs for the first time in AGES and they were the best treat 🙂
Thank you Beverly! Those mini eggs are dangerous!!! LOL! I keep mine in the freezer so I’ll only eat a few at a time… 😉
These are adorable and so simple to make!! I think I’m going to try to make them on Saturday if I have extra time 🙂
Yay!! If you do let me know how you like them!!! 🙂 <3 They literally take 10 minutes...so so easy!
Those are so cute! HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY!
Thank you Emily!! I hope you have a blessed Good Friday and easter! 🙂
Thjese are seriously too cute! They look delicious- perfect for an Easter gathering, especially one with kids!
Thank you Jessy! I love feeding the kiddos treats that don’t taste healthy when they really are! 🙂 Plus…I can pass up the peeps or jelly beans…but not a healthy chocolatey treat like these! 😉 Something the whole family loves!
These are so cute! I love no-bake cookies, but I’m with you on needing and wanting to make them WAY healthier 🙂 It’s been too long since I’ve had some – must try this version soon!
No-bake cookies ROCK! Especially when making treats for your family, the easier and less messy the better! 😉 I hope you try them and love them! 🙂 <3
I saw this and was hoping I had these ingredients on hand anddd I DO!! Can’t wait to try!
Yay!!!! I hope you love them!!! <3 🙂
I just made these and they are so great! Super fast and easy and not messy. Plus is there anything better than getting to witness chocolate and peanut butter become one?
This is the perfect thing to bring to share with family for Easter. I majorly lack in all craftiness departments, so my nests turned out looking like (cute) little blobs. I ended up just arranging them in a circle on a place and putting all the cadbury eggs in the center of the plate. Looks like a big nest! Still Eastery! Will definitely make again. Thank you Laura!
Yours looked super cute. 🙂 Proud of you for following a recipe! LOL! Glad you like them… <3
Wow, I love how easy this recipe is! Perfect for an Easter treat.
Thank you Jenna! It definitely is easy! From start to in your mouth in 15 minutes or less! 🙂 Have a great day!
I love this idea. I’m trying to have a tea party for all 5 of these kids next month and I wanted a cute cookie to serve. This is perfect! Thanks for sharing. XX
Aww!! I NEED to have a tea party for my daughter! That sounds like SO much fun!!! I hope they all enjoy these treats! 🙂